The book “Law, Justice and Judicial Power – Justice P N Bhagwati’s Approach” which was written by Mool Chand Sharma has been launched by the Chief Justice of India, Shri Justice Ranjan Gogoi, at a function held in New Delhi. President Ram Nath Kovind has received the first copy of the book.
The book is a collection of 24 essays celebrating Justice P N Bhagwati’s judicial work and landmark judgments as well as his work towards introducing public interest litigation in India. "It is not without reason that Justice Bhagwati has been called the father of public interest litigation in India" - President said.

Indian historian won Israel's Dan David Prize

Indian historian Sanjay Subrahmanyam has won Israel's prestigious Dan David Prize for his work on inter-cultural encounters between Asians, Europeans and people of North and South America during the early modern era.
Mr. Subrahmanyam won the award in the category of ''past time dimension'' for his work in macro-history. The award includes USD 1 million dollar award in the category of ''Past Time Dimension'' for his work in macro-history. He shared the award in the Past category with Professor Kenneth Pomeranz of the University of Chicago.